LEADER 03225nam 2200529Ia 450 001 996385474103316 005 20231128130617.0 035 $a(CKB)4940000000079190 035 $a(EEBO)2240849351 035 $a(OCoLC)ocm12848911e 035 $a(OCoLC)12848911 035 $a(EXLCZ)994940000000079190 100 $a19851126d1652 uy | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn#|||a|bb| 200 12$aA rare and new discovery of a speedy way and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proofe thereof in May, anno 1652$b[electronic resource] $eFor the feeding of silk-worms in the woods, on the mulberry-tree-leaves in Virginia: who after fourty dayes time present there most rich golden-coloured silken fleece, to the instant wonderfull enriching of all the planters there, requiring from them neither cost, labour, or hindrance in any of their other employments whatsoever. And also to the good hopes that the Indians, seeing that there is neither art, skill or pains in the thing: they will readily set upon it, being by the benefit thereof inabled to buy of the English (in way of truck for their silk-bottomes) all those things that they most desire. So that not only their civilizing will follow, thereupon, but by the infinite mercie of God, their conversion to the Christian faith, the glory of our nation, which is the daily humble prayer of Virginia for Virginia. With two propositions tending to England's and the colonies infinite advantage 210 $a[London] $cPrinted for Richard Wodenothe in Leaden-hall street$d1652 215 $a[15], 12, [7] p. $cmap (folded) 300 $a"To the reader" signed: Samuel Hartlib. 300 $aPlace of publication from Wing. 300 $a"Instructions for the increase and planting of mulberry-trees" p. [5-9], by William Stallenge, first appeared in 1609 with title: Instructions for the increasing of mulberie trees and the breeding of silke-wormes. 300 $aIncludes several poems, one by Du Bartas on the silkworm, and others addressed to Virginia Ferrar, discoverer of the "speedy way, and easie means ... for the feeding of silk-worms." 300 $aItem at reel 383:5 identified as Wing H996 (number cancelled). 300 $aReproductions of original in Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. 330 $aeebo-0113 606 $aSilkworms$zVirginia$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aMulberry$zVirginia$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aSericulture$zVirginia$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aSilkworms$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aMulberry$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aSericulture$vEarly works to 1800 615 0$aSilkworms 615 0$aMulberry 615 0$aSericulture 615 0$aSilkworms 615 0$aMulberry 615 0$aSericulture 700 $aHartlib$b Samuel$f-1662.$01002701 701 2$aStallenge$b William$01009964 801 0$bEAA 801 1$bEAA 801 2$bm/c 801 2$bWaOLN 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996385474103316 996 $aA rare and new discovery of a speedy way and easie means, found out by a young lady in England, she having made full proofe thereof in May, anno 1652$92403666 997 $aUNISA